Suppose you have a private non-revenue trip with 25 passengers to Seoul with an ETA of 2000 local. The passengers would like to travel to RKSS instead of RKSI, as it’s easier to travel to the downtown area. You start the trip and have all services along with the airport slots and landing permit requested.

RKSS INFORMATION

AIRPORT HOURS: 0600-2300 LCL

GIMPO/RKSS IS LOCATED NEARER TO DOWNTOWN AND IS LESS CROWDED THAN INCHEON/RKSI. BUSINESS TRAVELERS COULD SAVE MORE THAN AN HOUR FOR ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE AND HAVE MORE CONVENIENCE TO DOWNTOWN BY USING GIMPO/RKSS.

GIMPO/RKSS AIRPORT OPERATION HOURS ARE NOT FLEXIBLE. OVERTIME IS NOT ALLOWED.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE SLOTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL OPERATIONS TO THIS AIRPORT. SLOTS VALID +/-1 HOUR. ALL SLOT TIMES CONFIRMED ARE IN ZULU/UTC TIME.

– OPERATION HOURS ARE NOT FLEXIBLE. NO OVERTIME IS AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OPERATION HOURS.
– ARRIVALS: IF ARRIVAL TIME IS DELAYED AFTER 22:00 LT, THE AIRCRAFT WILL HAVE TO LAND AT INCHEON/RKSI WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.
– DEPARTURE: IF DEPARTURE TIME IS DELAYED FOR ANY REASON AFTER 22:00 LT, THERE ARE ONLY TWO OPTIONS:
1. REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO INCHEON/RKSI TO PICK UP PASSENGERS.
2. DEPART FROM RKSS THE NEXT DAY AFTER 07:00 LT. C.I.Q OPENS AT 07:00 LT, PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION USUALLY TAKES MORE THAN AN HOUR, ACTUAL
DEPARTURE COULD BE AFTER 08:30 LT, ESPECIALLY FOR INT’L DEPARTURES.
– ANY AIRCRAFT DELAYED BEYOND NORMAL HOURS MUST DIVERT TO RKSI.THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE OPERATING HOURS REGULATION, NOT EVEN FOR VIP. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
– IT IS ADVISED THAT AIRCRAFT LAND/DEPART GIMPO/RKSS NO LATER THAN 21:00 LT TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH THE AIRPORT OPERATION HOURS

AIRCRAFT RESTRICTED FROM OPERATING TO SEOUL/RKSS ARE: A/C WITH A CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 20 PASSENGERS.

Based on the above information, which option below is correct? Answer below and come back next Friday to see if you got the answer right!

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